Guide Price: From: $100 To: $150
Impala Hotel is a 3 star hotel just outside the centre of Arusha. Its been an ongoing building site since day one and as a result has several storeys, 160 rooms (probably more by the time you visit) and most interestingly Arusha's first exterior glass elevator.
Lots of restaurants including a great Indian one, public (in every sense) swimming pool and perfectly decent rooms. We would recommend this as an option for anyone on a tight budget needing a quick overnight in Arusha town, with a love of Indian food and a bit of a sense of humour.
From: 100 To: 150
price includes accommodation only and excludes drinks, laundry, activities and transfers.
Arusha is the safari capital of Northern Tanzania. The most remarkable thing about it these days is probably the amount of traffic that manages to jam its streets daily. However, it is set in the perfect position for accessing all the major parks in Northern Tanzania, whether by road or by scheduled flight from Arusha Airport. The town is built right underneath the 15,000 ft extinct volcano Mt Meru. The mountain has a habit of hiding in the stratus cloud that's a regular feature of this part of Tanzania in July and August. However when the cloud clears, which it generally does by early afternoon, the views of the mountain are really impressive. Like many towns in Tanzania, there's not a great deal to be said about it, and, beyond a short visit if you happen to be passing with time to spare, our advice would be that time is better spent in the bush. Most people begin or end their safaris to northern Tanzania in Arusha, generally choosing one of the hotels in the surrounding areas. Kilimanjaro airport is 30 miles away. Read more?
Tanzania safaris rival a safari any other country in Africa in terms of sheer wilderness, formidable landscapes and volume of wildlife. At Natural High, we have travelled all over the country, worked in some of its best Tanzania safari camps and lodges and flown all over as bush pilots so we feel qualified to venture such opinions. Read more?
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Vanessa's 16 years in travel has seen her knowledge develop from sub-Saharan Africa into North Africa, Central and Southern America and the Galapagos. Consequently, she’s a veritable encyclopaedia of travel information and exceptionally cool, calm and collected in the face of the greatest planning demands.
At Natural High, we've had long experience putting together trips in Africa that really work. Whether it's intimate bushcamps in out of the way places, or a private lodge in one of Africa's top-billing wildlife areas, light mobile camping or remote island escapes, we know there is a lot to choose from. We're absolutely confident that we can recommend the right places for you.